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Mount Lewis

Mount Lewis, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Lewis rises to 1,136 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the south-southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Baby Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49053406, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,136 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.48045, -121.68161

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • W-Tree: 7.0 mi
  • Frog pond: 7.9 mi
  • Indian Joe Cave Rocks: 8.1 mi
  • Sidewinder: 12.2 mi
  • Dragon's Den: 12.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 7.2 mi
  • A Pioneer Memorial: 9.2 mi
  • Reverend Hamilton: 9.8 mi
  • Olivina Winery: 11.7 mi
  • Little Calvary: 12.2 mi
Museums: 60
Parks
Picnic sites: 56
  • Lichen Bark: 6.9 mi
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 7.2 mi
  • Sachi's Rest Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Chappell Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Log Cabin: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 45
Springs: 24
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 5.8 mi
  • South Spring: 10.0 mi
  • McClure Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Lone Tree Mineral Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Willow Spring: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Del Valle West Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Niles beach: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • The Bluff: 4.7 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Mount Lewis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakSSE1,327 m9.7 mi
Observatory PeakSSE1,298 m9.8 mi
Hipparchus PeakSSE1,295 m9.7 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakSSE1,286 m9.8 mi
Mount HamiltonSSE1,279 m9.8 mi
Huyghens PeakSSE1,276 m9.8 mi
Mount IsabelSSE1,275 m11.2 mi
Galileo PeakSSE1,273 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4719:5320:32
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1816:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 227049 — Mount Lewis, Santa Clara County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/548118738

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